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MAECLOUD GAINS FOLLOWERS Turns in Impressive Effort to Qualify for Selima Stakes. Maemere Colt Comes From Last Place to Gain Neck Decision Evening Tide Proves Stubborn Opponent. LAUREL, Md., Oct 20. Picking up the steadying impost of 119 pounds and conceding weight to formidable opposition, Mae-cloud, sturdy two-year-old daughter of High Cloud Sarah Ginger, became one of the leading aspirants for the rich Selima Stakes, 0,000 added mile feature to be renewed here on Saturday, when she carried the silks of the Maemere Farm Stable to a driving triumph in the Bolivar Purse, a test of one mile under allowance conditions which was the fifth and principal offering at Laurel Park today. Meeting eight others of her age, six of which are eligibles for the same prize, Maecloud earned many supporters on the strength of her showing in this particular outing when she came from last place in the running to score by a neck in the good time of 1:41. She triumphed over Evening Tide, from the C. B. Shaffer stable, after they fought stride-for-stride in the final furlong of the contest and they were flanked by Suncrax, from the Mrs. C. Macleod barn, which was beaten the same margin as she held sway over Keyword by three lengths. SUNCRAX ON OUTSIDE. In the mile feature a six-minute delay occurred and the start was a good one after Suncrax was taken outside the stalls. Veiled Lady was first from the gate and she had liberal speed to move into immediate command, while Evening Tide gave chase, with Suncrax holding to third position before Keyword and the others, of which Maecloud was last due to the crowding that prevailed at the first turn. Through the back stretch the trio in front held to their respective positions, going along smoothly until reaching the final turn, where a shift in the positions among the tail-enders occurred. Maecloud and Sweet Desire had struck their stride and both began to close in as they swung to the outside. Coming into the stretch Evening Tide supplanted Veiled Lady, but Maecloud and Sweet Desire were right at her heels and charging stoutly. With a furlong to go, Maecloud, on the outside, drew to the Shaffer miss in the final sixteenth, then in a bitterly waged finish, was up under the hard riding of E. Litzenberger. Another afternoon of good weather prevailed for the sport and a crowd of average size accepted the entertainment MATEY GRADUATES. Eleven maiden two-year-old colts and geldings met under allowance conditions in the first race on the card and it saw Matey, from the Walter M. Jeffords barn, leaving the non-winning ranks when he triumphed in easy fashion under the riding of Harry Richards. Installed a luke-warm choice, the Jeffords colt reached the lead in advance of A. Pcl-leteris Gerald, which was rated a "good thing," while third went to Shandon Farms Continued on ttcenty-iecond page. MAECL0UD GAINS FOLLOWERS Continued from first page. Gold Flag when he took the measure of Grey Gold and the seven others. Eleven of the fourteen starters that contested the two miles of the claiming steeplechase that was second on the program finished the course and it brought a surprise with the running when the veteran gelding Dundrillin captured top honors. He scored after a stirring drive over A. B. Hagners Flying Feathers, while third was annexed by Daffy, which was included in the "field" with two others. Dundrillin, following close up in the running for the first mile, went to the front after clearing the twelfth fence and, sticking to his task gamely under a hard ride by J. McCovern, was over the line a length and one-half before the Hagner starter, while Daffy was three lengths away to hold a wide gap over Wilfrid G. and the others. The casualties began early in the running when Quick Verdict tossed L. Newton at the second fence, with Meredith and McKinley B. eliminated at the eleventh, where the former fell and McKinley B. broke down. None of the riders were hurt, although the career of McKinley B. was ended when he was destroyed. SECOND FOR GO HOME. Go Home, from the Maemere Farm Stable, chalked up his second success of the meeting when, at liberal odds, he defeated Bomar Stables Night Play, Mrs. W. A. Abbots Dancing Doll and five other sprinters at the end of the third race, which was also over six furlongs. To achieve his success. Go Home had to be considerably best of his opponents, as he ran out badly on the stretch turn and it took all the skill of jockey E. De Camillas to have him a two lengths winner. Racing along in second position early while Night Play set the pace, Go Home swung almost to the extreme outside of the track at the turn into the home stretch. He : straightened out nicely and managed to drive into the lead in the final sixteenth, after which he drew away to win by a clear margin. Nine lowly platers furnished the contention for the first of the long-distance events, run as the fourth race, and another surprise resulted when Tiempo, from the Mrs- H. M. Pearson barn, showed her best speed to drive home in advance of Sheknows, another outsider, while third went to Fluffy Lee. This was decided over a mile and seventy yards, with E. R. Bradley furnishing the disappointing favorite in Bonnie Lois, which was dropped down among the cheapest but failed miserably to uphold her prestige. There was an excuse for her failure, however, when she bled after leaping into the air when the start came. She finished sixth. Sheknows set all the pace, but succumbed to the rush of Tiempo, who came from eighth position to have a length to spare at the end. The silks of the A. C. Rose stable were seen in their first victory in some time when Scatter Brain, four-year-old son of Mad Hatter and Fly byJJay, raced in kindly fashion to conquer a shifty band of distance performers which met In" the mile and one-sixteenth of the sixth for which he was a neglected contestant Six faced the issue for this contest and it saw Aladdins Dream, from the E. J. Regan barn, extending the winner to the limit to finish a half length back, while Mrs. E. Denemarks Top Dog was beaten four lengths as he took down the short end of the spoils from Coequel and two others. Jockey H. Le Blanc was astride the winner and he used good Judgment after meeting with some interference after the first turn to rate his mount back of the pace that was furnished by Coequel, Top Dog and Dark Winter. Remaining on the outside of his opponents, Le Blanc sent Scatter Brain up to engage the leaders at the final turn and coming to the outside to supplant Top Dog, which had run Coequel into the ground, he rode to a vigorous finish on the A. C. Rose colorbearer to have him safely over the line.
